WEBVTT A RAPID RESPONSE ON WINTON ROAD. A SCHOOL BUS, SLAMMED INTO A POWER POLE AFTER A CRASH INVOLVING SEVERAL CARS. CINCINNATI POLICE SAY DRIVER ROBERT JETT TRIED TO PASS ANOTHER CAR CAUSING A CHAIN REACTION CRASH, AFTER HE LOST CONTROL. POLICE SAY JETT HIT A DODGE NEON, CAUSING IT TO HIT THE BUS, WHICH THEN SPUN OUT. THE BUS HIT A FORD TAURUS, AND THE DRIVER OF THE NEON WAS TRAPPED. >> WE WERE PRAYING LORD JESUS PLEASE LET OUR CHILDREN BE ALL RIGHT. DAN: LATISHA MCKELTON, HEARD WHAT HAPPENED FROM A FRIEND. SHE HITCHED A RIDE TO GET HER TO SON SIX-YEAR-OLD MALACHI WHO WAS >> SHE CRASHED INTO THE WOMAN AND THEN SHE WENT ALL THE WAY AND CRASHED INTO THE STICK THING. DAN: HE AND TENS OF OTHER STUDENTS WERE FRIGHTENED. CINCINNATI POLICE SAY 5 VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED. IN THE NEON, THE DRIVER WAS CUT OUT OF THE CAR A 2-YEAR-OLD BOY WAS EJECTED, ANOTHER 1-YEAR-OLD BOY INSIDE WAS HURT. >> IT WAS A TODDLER, LIKE AN INFANT IN THE CAR SEAT THAT WAS UP THERE, SO YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. DAN: BREIANA FULTON CAME RUNNING FOR HER CHILDREN. >> I HUGGED THEM, THAT’S ALL I CAN DO. IT’S TERRIFYING. YOUR KIDS COULD BE HERE TODAY, GONE TOMORROW. WITH A CAR ACCIDENT, IT CAN BE THE LAST, SO IT’S JUST TERRIFYING THING TO SEE. DAN: AMBULANCES HURRIED IN TO THE SCENE, AND JUST AS QUICKLY, RUSHED OUT. TONIGHT, THESE PARENTS ARE JUST GLAD THEIR LITTLE ONES ARE ALIVE. >> I’M JUST ABOUT TO TAKE THEM TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AND GET THEM CHECKED OUT. THEY PROBABLY WON’T EVEN GO TO SCHOOL TOMORROW. DAN: CINCINNATI POLICE SAY THE DRIVER OF THE NEON IS IN SERIOUS CONDITION AT UC MEDICAL CENTER. THE TWO TODDLERS ARE IN SERIOUS CONDITION HERE AT CHILDREN’S. THE BUS DRIVER IS IN FAIR CONDITION AT UC MEDICAL CENTER. AND A 12-YEAR-OLD GIRL ON THAT BUS IS HERE IN CRITICAL CONDITION AT CHILDREN’S. THE OTHER STUDENTS ON THE BUS ARE EXPECTED TO BE O

At least 20 students, two toddlers and two adults were injured in a multivehicle crash involving a school bus, officials with the Cincinnati Fire Department said.One of the injured students is in critical condition.The crash happened just before 2:30 p.m. Monday in the 5600 block of Winton Road -- in the Winton Hills neighborhood.Five vehicles were involved in the crash, investigators said, including a school bus carrying students from Pleasant Hill Academy - an elementary school with CPS.According to CPS, at least 20 students were taken to hospitals for treatment. One of them, a 12-year-old girl, is listed in critical condition.The rest of the injuries to students are believed to be non-life-threatening.Police said Robert Jett, 23, was in a vehicle attempting to pass another vehicle going north on Winton Road. After passing it, he lost control of his own car and struck the rear of a vehicle driven by Jordan Ervin, police said.That caused Ervin to cross into the southbound lane and hit the school bus. The bus then started spinning and hit a Ford Taurus, police said.Ervin was trapped in his vehicle. After he was extricated, he was taken to UC Medical Center in serious condition, authorities said.His two passengers, a 2-year-old and a 1-year-old, were hurt as well and taken to Children's Hospital. Police said the 2-year-old boy was ejected.Officers said the bus driver, Trina Turnbow, 40, was transported and is listed in fair condition.Police said excessive speed was a factor and charges against Jett are pending.Some parents went to the scene to pick up their children.Latisha McKelton heard what happened from a friend and hitched a ride to get to her 6-year-old son, who had been on the bus."We was praying, 'Lord Jesus, please let our children be alright,'" McKelton said.Breiana Fulton came running to the scene; her four children were on the bus."Your kids could be here today, gone tomorrow. With a car accident, it can be the last, so it's just terrifying to really see," Fulton said.

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At least 20 students, two toddlers and two adults were injured in a multivehicle crash involving a school bus, officials with the Cincinnati Fire Department said.

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The crash happened just before 2:30 p.m. Monday in the 5600 block of Winton Road -- in the Winton Hills neighborhood.

Five vehicles were involved in the crash, investigators said, including a school bus carrying students from Pleasant Hill Academy - an elementary school with CPS.

According to CPS, at least 20 students were taken to hospitals for treatment. One of them, a 12-year-old girl, is listed in critical condition.

The rest of the injuries to students are believed to be non-life-threatening.

Police said Robert Jett, 23, was in a vehicle attempting to pass another vehicle going north on Winton Road. After passing it, he lost control of his own car and struck the rear of a vehicle driven by Jordan Ervin, police said.

That caused Ervin to cross into the southbound lane and hit the school bus. The bus then started spinning and hit a Ford Taurus, police said.

Ervin was trapped in his vehicle. After he was extricated, he was taken to UC Medical Center in serious condition, authorities said.

His two passengers, a 2-year-old and a 1-year-old, were hurt as well and taken to Children's Hospital. Police said the 2-year-old boy was ejected.

Officers said the bus driver, Trina Turnbow, 40, was transported and is listed in fair condition.

Police said excessive speed was a factor and charges against Jett are pending.

Some parents went to the scene to pick up their children.

Latisha McKelton heard what happened from a friend and hitched a ride to get to her 6-year-old son, who had been on the bus.